Printable classroom escape rooms and mystery games

Quick picks

• Whole class at onceThe Case of the Missing HamsterAges 8+ · 1–30 · 45–75 min · $14.99
• Kindergarten to grade 2Pirate Treasure Hunt: 16 Picture CluesAges 4–7 · 1+ · about 90 min · $9.99
• Short lesson (under an hour)Sir Frostbottom's Sleigh RaceAges 8+ · 4–10 · 30–45 min · $14.99
• Christmas partyThe Nutcracker's Lost ButtonsAges 6+ · teams of 2–5 · 60–75 min · $12.99

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How to choose

Grade level

Ages 4 to 7 suits kindergarten to grade 2, ages 8 and up suits grades 3 to 5, ages 10 to 12 and up suits middle school.

Class size

Print one set per team of 3 to 5 students. The Case of the Missing Hamster is written for up to 30 players at once.

Prep time

Most games need 10 to 20 minutes of printing and sorting the night before. The host guide lists what goes in each envelope.

Licence

One purchase covers your own classroom. Please buy another copy for a colleague's class.

In each game

• Pirate Treasure Hunt: 16 Picture Clues (ages 4–7): Silly parrot Captain Squawkbeard forgot where he hid his treasure; kids follow 16 picture cards room to room collecting gold coins.
• The Nutcracker's Lost Buttons (Christmas, ages 6+): Tiny mouse Crumb nibbled the gold threads on Captain Walnut's coat and all 12 brass buttons rolled away; kids solve 12 easy challenges to put the buttons back and wake the Nutcracker.
• The Midnight Bell (Christmas, ages 8+): Team Holly and Team Ivy race through 8 Christmas Eve games while the whole family solves 8 bell riddles, filling in the secret password that opens Santa's sealed letter.
• Pirate Treasure Hunt: 26 Rhyming Riddles (ages 8+): Captain Squawkbeard hid his treasure behind rhyming riddles; kids solve 26 indoor and outdoor clues, then crack the Captain's Vault.
• Midnight Library Mystery (ages 8+): The magic Story-Time Book has vanished; solve 12 stations and collect gold letters before the library's storybook pictures fade.
• Wizard School Escape Room (ages 8+): Biscuit the toad gobbled the Golden Ink and every spellbook went blank; solve 10 stations to find the magic password.
• Lolly's Birthday Clock (Birthday, ages 8–12): Lolly the party llama sneezed confetti into the Birthday Clock and froze the party one minute before cake; teams solve 12 challenges and collect the gold letters of the magic password.
• The Grey Gull Treasure (ages 8+): Solve 13 stations to read Captain Ida Thorne's treasure code and open the sea cave door before the tide floods it.
• Starfall Academy: The Dark Tower (ages 8+): A first-year's spell put out the tower lantern; collect 13 letters around the castle and relight it before midnight.
• Thanksgiving Turkey Escape Room (Thanksgiving, ages 8+): You are the turkey! Solve 13 challenges across Gobbleton Farm and escape through the gate before the dinner bell rings.
• Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie Mystery (Thanksgiving, ages 8+): Grandpa Walt's pumpkin pie vanished an hour before dinner; solve nine puzzles, name the thief and crack the pantry lock.
• The Recess Vault (ages 8–12): The principal locked the Field Day prizes in the Recess Vault and forgot the password; class teams solve 16 subject puzzles.
• The Case of the Missing Hamster (ages 8+): Peanut the class hamster is missing; decode 18 clues to find who took him, where he's hiding and why.
• Starlight Carnival Puzzle Adventure (Birthday, ages 8+): The wind snatched Lily's Golden Pass; solve ten carnival booths and unscramble the answer to win it back.
• The Starlight Parcel Mystery (Christmas, ages 8 to adult): A reindeer sneeze blew away the post office labels; younger and older players team up to sort ten parcels before the sleigh leaves.
• The Frozen Toy Workshop (Christmas, ages 8–12): Pip the penguin pressed FREEZE instead of START and froze all 16 machines in Santa's Toy Workshop; kids thaw them one by one and collect the gold letters that wake the workshop bell.
• Sir Frostbottom's Sleigh Race (Christmas, ages 8+): Grumpy snowman Sir Frostbottom froze Santa's two spare sleighs; two family teams solve 10 puzzle stations each and race to thaw their sleigh first.
• Christmas Escape Room for Kids (Christmas, ages 9–12): Ten locks stand between the kids and Christmas.
• Sleepover Mystery Game (Birthday, ages 10–13): At a birthday sleepover, someone dug up the time capsule and took Jamie's letter; guests play suspects and work out who.
• Snow Express Train Mystery (Christmas, ages 10+): On Christmas Eve the town's sack of gifts vanished from the Snow Express; unlock five train cars and name the thief.